text_original: He could hardly have foreseen that by that work of conquest he was preparing the way for the shifting of the centre of gravity of the Eastern kingdom from the Frank to the Saxon — from Aachen on the Rhine to Magdeburg on the Elbe, and so preparing also for the development of the more Romanised West Francia into a separate kingdom of France.
text_transcription: HE COULD HARDLY HAVE FORESEEN THAT BY THAT WORK OF CONQUEST HE WAS PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE SHIFTING OF THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE EASTERN KINGDOM FROM THE FRANK TO THE SAXON FROM ACHEN ON THE RHINE TO MAGABUK ON THE ELBA AND SO PREPARING ALSO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MORE ROMANIZED WEST FRANCIA INTO A SEPARATE KINGDOM OF FRANCE
phonemes: hiː kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv fɔːɹsˈiːn ðæt baɪ ðæt wˈɜːk ʌv kˈɑːŋkwɛst hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ ðə wˈeɪ fɚðə ʃˈɪftɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn kˈɪŋdəm fɹʌmðə fɹˈæŋk tə ðə sˈæksən — fɹʌm ˈɑːtʃən ɔnðə ɹˈaɪn tə mˈæɡdbɜːɡ ɔnðɪ ˈɛlbə, ænd sˌoʊ pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ fɚðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə mˈɔːɹ ɹˈoʊmɐnˌaɪzd wˈɛst fɹˈænʃə ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɛpɹət kˈɪŋdəm ʌv fɹˈæns.